Pole-top.



No. 662,244. Patented Nov. 20, |900. P. G. REYNOLDS.

POLE TOP.

(Application filed Aug. 20, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER e. REYNOLDS, OE DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,244, dated November 20, 1900.

Application filed August 20, 1900. Serial No. 27,468. (No model!l To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER G. REYNOLDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pole-Tops, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to pole-tops or distributing-heads intended for use for distributing the terminal connections of Inultiple conductor-cables.

It is one object of my invention to obtain a construction in which the head is divided into a plurality of sections the conductors of which may be connected or disconnected without disturbance of the conductors of the other sections.

It is afurther object to obtain a simple and inexpensive construction.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a half plan view of my pole-top. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section substantially on line nos in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a portion of Fig. 2.

A is the pole.

B is the head, preferably formed of cast metal and comprising a socket or annular flange a, adapted to fit around the top of the pole and a surrounding laterally-extending flange. The latter is preferably of polygonal form and, as shown in the drawings, is hexagonal. It is also preferably cut away to lighten the structure, leaving the outer bars b, the parallel bars c between said outerbars, and the socket and radial bars d connecting said parallel bars at their adjoining angles. To each of the bars h is secured a series of insulator Wire-guides C. These, as shown, comprise the two parts e and f, having complementary grooves g formed in their adjacent faces and arranged on opposite sides of the center. The two parts are clamped together by a screw h, which also forms the securing means to the bar h and engages with a screwthreaded aperture therein. The guides C are preferably placed uniformly along the bars b and are adapted to receive the inner ends of the radiating conductors D, which are to be attached to the multiple cable.

Secured to the bars c are the studs E, comprising the central pin or bolt t' and the surrounding insulator-sleeve These studs are closer spaced than the guides C and are adapted to form anchors around which the conductors are wrapped after passing th rough the guides C. g

F represents fuse-strips forming an intermediate connection between the radiating conductors-D and the separate conductors of the multiple cable. These fuses are secured, preferably,to the top of the head and are insulated therefrom by a wooden bar G, which is provided with a series of apertures 7o, with which said strips engage. The fuses F will thus be held in parallel relation above the head B,their in ner ends extending to the outer edge of the strip c. Upon this strip c is secured an insulator-strip H, which serves as a su pportfor the contact-pieces Lconnected, respectively, with the fuses F. The contacts I are separately connected with the conductors of the cable J. The opposite ends of the fuses F are connected to the ends of the conductors D.

To the center of the top of the pole is secured a post L, which supports the protectingcasing M, preferably formed of sheet metal. This casing, as shown in the drawings, coniprises a circular top and depending annular iiange, which at its lower end is supported by grooved lugs p, arranged at the corners of the head. The casing M is preferably provided with a hinged lid N, which may be lifted to have access to the fuse-strips supported on the head.

The parts being constructed as described, in use the cable from an underground conduit is extended up along the side of the pole IOO connection is established between the radiating wires and the conductors of the cable Which is thoroughly insulated from the supporting-head.

If at any time any one or a number of the fuses F are burned out, they may be readily replaced Without disturbing the other connections.

What I claim as my invention isl. A pole-top comprising a head having a central socket adapted to engage With the upper end of the pole, a series of spaced insulator Wire-guides arranged near the periphery of said head, through which guides the radiating terminal Wires are passed, and a series of insulated anchor-studs to which the inner ends of said radiating conductors are secu red.

2. A pole-top comprising a polygonal head having a central socket for engaging the upper end of the pole, a series of insulator-guides for the radiating terminal Wires arranged along each side of said head, and an insulated fuse-holder corresponding` to each series of guides.

The combination with a pole of a head secured to the upper end thereof, terminal wires radiating from said head, insulator-supports for said Wires, a multiple conductor-cable, a series of fuses individually connecting said terminal Wires with the conductors of the cable, said fuses being arranged in a plu raiity of groups and independent insulatorholders for each group of fuses.

4. A pole-top comprising a polygonal head having a central socket for attachment to the pole, a series of depending insulator Wireguides arranged along each side of said head, a series of depending insulator-anchors arranged between said guides and said central socket, and a fuse-holder arranged on the top of said head for the purpose described.

5. A pole-top comprising a polygonal head having a central socket for attachment to the pole and a laterally-projecting iiange cut away to form outer edge bars, parallel inner bars and radial connecting-bars, a series of depending insulator wire-guides secured to each of said edge bars, a series of depending insulator-anchor studs secured to each of said inner parallel bars, an insulated fuse-holder secured to the upper edge ol said outer bar for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

PETER G. REYNGLDS.

Witnesses:

M. B. ODOGHERTY, ll. C. SMITH. 

